Saturday, 23 July 2011

Gianluca Vialli


DoB: Jul 9, 1964

PoB: Cremona, Italy

Position: Striker

Clubs represented: Cremonese, Sampdoria, Juventus, Chelsea

Total appearances/goals: 488/167

Total caps: 59/16

Honours:
2 domestic league titles, 5 domestic cups, 1 domestic super cups, 1 domestic league cups
1 Champions League, 2 Cup Winner's Cups, 1 UEFA Cup, 1 European Super Cup

WC 90: 3rd place

Italian League Top Scorer: 91

Highs:
His time at Sampdoria was historic for the club, as his partnership with Roberto Mancini saw them win their first Serie A title, 3 cups, a Cup Winner's Cup (Vialli scoring both goals in the final) and reaching the final of the CL against Barcelona.
Later captained Juventus to a CL in 96.
He is one of only 9 players that have won all 3 main European club competitions. Of these 9 he is the only one to have won one of them twice.

Lows:
Despite his success at club level, was never an undisputed choice for the Italian team. He retired from international competition shortly before WC94 after a row with manager Arrigo Sacchi, having took part in just 3 tournaments (WC86 and 90 and Euro88)

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